Letter: Some parts of city miss out on development

A rendering of the proposed College Town project and what the vision is for the corner of Elmwood and Mt. Hope avenues.

As a Rochester city resident, I should be celebrating the recent front page news of economic development: College Town, Costco coming to the area and the rebirth of the East Avenue Wegmans. While all of this is positive, I can't help but wonder when the wealth is going to be spread around to neighborhoods that languish.

College Town is a part of the well-to-do University of Rochester neighborhood, Costco and the related CityGate development is technically in the city, but barely so, and the East Avenue Wegmans is, well, on East Avenue. Where I live, in northeast Rochester, Wegmans moved out years ago and there has been little evidence of interest on the part of the powers that be in economic development or neighborhood revitalization.

I will be voting for Lovely Warren for mayor in the upcoming primary election. I think her approach to encouraging economic development in the city will be more balanced and inclusive of all city neighborhoods.

CHRIS CALLAHAN

ROCHESTER

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Letter: Some parts of city miss out on development

As a Rochester city resident, I should be celebrating the recent front page news of economic development.

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